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Biggest Individual Match Wins *

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Margin	Year	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Event
10 & 9	1931	Walter Hagen & Denny Shute (USA)	George Duncan & Arthur Havers (GB)	Foursomes
10 & 9	1947	Ed Oliver & Lew Worsham (USA)	Henry Cotton & Arthur Lees (GB)	Foursomes
10 & 8	1929	George Duncan (GB)	Walter Hagen (USA)	Singles
9 & 8	1929	Leo Diegel (USA)	Abe Mitchell (GB)	Singles
9 & 8	1933	Abe Mitchell (GB)	Olin Dutra (GB)	Singles
9 & 8	1935	Paul Runyan & Horton Smith (USA)	Bill Cox & Ted Jarman (GB)	Foursomes
9 & 7	1953	Fred Daly (GB)	Ted Kroll (USA)	Singles
9 & 7	2023	Ludvig Åberg & Viktor Hovland (Europe)	Scottie Scheffler & Brooks Koepka (USA)	Foursomes
8 & 7	1927	Johnny Golden (USA)	Herbert Jolly (GB)	Singles
8 & 7	1931	Gene Sarazen & Johnny Farrell (USA)	Archie Compston & Bill Davies (GB)	Foursomes
8 & 7	1935	Ralph Guldhal (USA)	Alf Padgham (GB)	Singles
8 & 7	1949	Dutch Harrison (USA)	Max Faulkner (GB)	Singles
8 & 7	1951	Skip Alexander (USA)	John Panton (GB)	Singles
8 & 7	1953	Lloyd Mangrum & Sam Snead (USA)	Eric Brown & John Panton (GB)	Foursomes
8 & 7	1989	Tom Kite (USA)	Howard Clark (Europe)	Singles
8 & 7	1997	Fred Couples (USA)	Ian Woosnam (Europe)	Singles

* In singles, foursomes, and fourballs 1927-2025
All matches were played over 36 holes from 1927-1959 and over 18 holes from 1961.

The biggest victory in the fourballs was in 1981 when Lee Trevino and Jerry Pate (USA) beat Nick Faldo and Sam Torrane (Europe) 7 & 5.

Ludvig Åberg & Viktor Hovland’s victory in 2023 was the biggest in an 18-hole match.

The George Duncan-Walter Hagen singles match (above) was between the two rival captains in the first Ryder Cup on UK soil at Moortown, Leeds, in 1929.

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